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Repeal of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule is a victory for clean water and clear rules. As farmers, we share the goal of protecting the nation’s water, but the 2015 Waters of the United States rule was unreasonable and unworkable. It made conservation more difficult and created huge liabilities for farmers.

This year’s 56th annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast brought in an astounding bid of $1 million for charity. The Grand Champion Country Ham auction is a Kentucky Farm Bureau state fair tradition dating back to 1964.

A Todd County woman, who grew up on a dairy cattle farm, has now found her place in agriculture. We meet Mary Beth Shackleford-Tomica, talk about her start in farming, her career with the Farm Service Agency and why she loves agriculture.

A Hancock County man left the Kentucky State Fair with a nice check after weighing in the largest pumpkin at the fair. Nick McCaslin talks about how big the pumpkin was, how he grew it and how he got the pumpkin out of the field and to the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville.

Blake Penn says Penn Country Hams began in the town of Mannsville, Kentucky, which was once larger than Campbellsville. Penn tells how the ham business began and what he sees for the future of the country ham market.

The Grand Champion Ham at the Kentucky State Fair was a product of Penn Country Ham in Mannsville, Kentucky. Blake Penn talks about the winning ham, how they picked the ham out, the process they use to cure hams and how their business is continuing to grow.